Afghanistan vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$547
$2035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1158
$4535
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1090
🏘️ Family rent
$374
$1840
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$3522
💸 GDP per capita
$353
$87962
😃 Human freedom index
4
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
62.9
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
84
🌐 English speaking %
6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
24
94
😀 Quality of life
4
93
🏙️ Population
37.5M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($547) is 73% less expensive than in Norway ($2035). Afghanistan ranked 174th vs 16th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Afghanistan compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 195th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Norway

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Afghanistan Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.93
$96
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$9.4
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$1093
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$1897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$148
$1494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$101
$55.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$256
$4798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.5
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.4
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$33.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.7
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1397
$7000

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$599
4.27M
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kandahar
$521
614K
Herat
$514
556K
Kunduz
$467
357K
Jalalabad
$358
263K
Sheberghan
$450
176K
Lashkargah
$487
202K
Khost
$441
160K
Ghazni
$476
143K
Puli Khumri
$457
114K
Gardez
$469
70K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2343
709K
Bergen
$2161
291K
Trondheim
$2272
213K
Baerum
$1885
130K
Stavanger
$2139
146K
Asker
$2149
97.8K
Drammen
$1724
103K
Lillestrom
$1955
91.5K
Sandnes
$1824
82.5K
Tromso
$2239
78K
Fredrikstad
$1964
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1852
58.6K
Moss
$1908
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1393
64.1K
Alesund
$1657
52.2K
Skien
$1714
55.9K
Karmoy
$1548
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1577
59K
Sandefjord
$1821
44.4K
Bodo
$1759
41.7K
Arendal
$1710
37.8K
Molde
$1969
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1547
37.1K
Jessheim
$1826
23.9K
Halden
$1645
31.7K
Gjovik
$1816
30.6K
Hamar
$1898
27.9K
Kongsberg
$1884
28.8K
Kristiansund
$1752
24.2K
Larvik
$1713
24.6K